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Prolific journalist, author, speaker, and friendship expert, Anna Goldfarb approaches her favorite subject from a place of empathy and experience with rapid-fire, funny, curious, and heartfelt prose as read in numerous articles bearing her byline and, most clearly, in her book Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections. Her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, TIME, Vice, The Cut, Vox, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. She’s also been quoted as a friendship expert in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Goop, Real Simple, Oprah Daily, and Refinery29. annagoldfarb.com

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Jean and Alison had the privilege of speaking with Los Angeles County Fire Captain Aleksander Edwards. Edwards, a 13-year veteran with the fire department, talks about a fireman’s schedule, entering the department and losing his home in Tahitian Terrace during the Palisades Fire.

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Carson Tueller is a coach, speaker, and writer whose transformational work explores our notions of freedom, identity, and radical self-discovery. His work began when the trajectory of his life changed at 23 years old - not only did he come out and leave his lifelong Mormon faith, but he was also injured in an accident that left him paralyzed. Carson took what seemed to be an insurmountable challenge, and turned it into the foundation of his thought leadership and work in transformation. Carson's mission lies in empowering individuals on their own unique journey to freedom and self-discovery.

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The wonderful Danny Miller is the author of the best-selling, award winning books, Losing Control, Finding Serenity and The Gifts of Acceptance. He speaks with Jean and Alison about his newest book The Way of the Wave- Nature’s Model for Navigating Life’s Current. He is also an artist, poet, and professional real estate investor with a passion for tennis. 

Learn more at danielamiller.com.

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Julie was introduced to core shamanism in 2000, which enabled her to begin cultivating direct relationships with compassionate helping spirits using the practice of shamanic journeying. Julie is passionate about training committed practitioners as a way to contribute to the restoration of spiritual healing to its rightful place alongside Western and Eastern Medicine; Energy Medicine; psychiatry and psychotherapy; and hands-on healing. What distinguishes Julie’s orientation is her emphasis on spiritual healing as a catalyst for personal and collective evolution.

Learn more at juliemkramer.com.

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Leon Logothetis is a renowned keynote speaker, an acclaimed author and a TV personality who ignites positive change by unleashing the boundless power of kindness. He talks with Jean and Alison about his incredible movie - The Kindness Within: A Journey To Freedom  that chronicles his soul-stirring adventure to find the meaning of life.

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Bill Burke founded The Optimism Institute in 2022 after an extensive media and sports career as an executive, writer, and producer. Bill served as CEO of The Weather Channel Companies after several years at Time Warner/Turner Broadcasting System. Additionally, for fifteen years he was the co-owner and chairman of the Portland Sea Dogs, the double-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. As a writer, Bill co-authored Ted Turner’s top-10 New York Times Best-Selling autobiography Call Me Ted and later co-wrote/produced/directed “Live Another Day,” an award winning feature-length documentary on the bailout of the U.S. auto industry.

Bill hosts the podcast Blue Sky and hopes that the podcast and the The Optimism Institute inspire people to accept an optimistic, hopeful vision of the world and its future.

Learn more at https://www.theoptimisminstitute.com/

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Neale Donald Walsch has written 40 books on contemporary spirituality and its practical application in everyday life, including nine books in the Conversations with God series, seven of which made the New York Times bestseller list. Book One remained on that list for 134 weeks. His titles have been translated into 37 languages and have been read by millions of people around the world.

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Deanna deBara is a freelance writer (focusing on Health) and the host of the Season of Stuck podcast. The podcast is an exploration of “stuckness" through expert interviews, inspiring stories, and personal insights. Deanna explores how and why we get stuck, what it feels like, the lessons we can learn from it, and ultimately how to shake off the stuff and move forward in an authentic and empowered way. If you've ever thought, "why do I feel stuck and what should I do if I feel stuck in life"?, this is the podcast for you!

Learn more at seasonofstuck.com

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Host of the Angel Talk podcast, Rachel is a bit of a chameleon, so as soon as she connects with you, either in person or remotely, she immediately begins channeling information that is for your highest good.Though Rachel is an ordained minister who attended seminary, Rachel does not identify as religious. She is well-versed in the Bible and loves Jesus and God with her whole heart. Yet, she identifies as spiritual but not religious. Rachel is a "collaborative medium" so you can expect that all- literally- all of your loved ones on the other side, including animals, and your non-human helpers (Angels) will be present! 

Learn more at https://www.rachelcorpus.com/

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